Senior QA Automation Engineer

Job in Southampton, Hampshire County, SO15, England, UK

Listing for: Spectrum It Recruitment

Part Time position
Listed on 2026-08-05

Job specializations:

Software Development
Software Testing

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 60000 - 70000 GBP Yearly GBP 60000.00 70000.00 YEAR

Senior Automation Engineer

Playwright, Typescript, UI Testing, Java
Hybrid Working, Southampton. 2 Days a week onsite.
Applicants must be eligible for Security Clearance
£60,000 - £70,000 + Bonus & Benefits

About the Role
We're looking for an experienced Senior Lead Automation Engineer to join a large-scale project focused on onboarding a major public sector client and delivering highly secure communication services.
The Senior Automation Engineer will help deliver high-quality, reliable software. You'll play a key role in defining test strategy, driving automation, and ensuring quality throughout the software development lifecycle in a collaborative Agile environment.

Responsibilities

Lead QA activities within the development team and champion quality.
Design and execute test strategies for new products and features.
Review solution designs to identify quality risks and recommend improvements.
Develop and maintain end-to-end automated tests using Playwright.
Perform manual and automated testing across UI and API layers.
Monitor test and production environments and support defect resolution.
Continuously improve test coverage, QA processes, and automation frameworks.
Collaborate with deve...

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